Spelling Tests
Most spelling test will be given in two parts. The first part of the test is correctly spelling the words. The second part of the test is showing you know the meaning of the words.
Grades
70% of the final grade will come from unit tests.
30% of the final grade will come from the weekly assignments
Week of September 16
This week we are focusing on the use or the prefixes: dis, un, re and mis
prefix
meaning
dis-
not, opposite of
un
not
re
again
mis
wrongly
The students will be expected to be able to identify the base, or root word and prefix. They should also be able to explain how the prefix changes the meaning of the base word. Finally, they will be expected to spell the word correctly. If a student puts a capital letter anywhere in the word where it doesn't belong that will count as a misspelling.
Tests
Most spelling test will be given in two parts. The first part of the test is correctly spelling the words. The second part of the test is showing you know the meaning of the words.
Grades
70% of the final grade will come from unit tests.
30% of the final grade will come from the weekly assignments
Week of September 16
This week we are focusing on the use or the prefixes: dis, un, re and mis
Words